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Railways, roads & transport, 1951

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Town Councillors Want Railway Line Residents to Have Same Amenities As Other Town Dwellers

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 3

The Gundagai suburb known as the Railway Line, wall, if Crs Stribley and Stan Crowe have their way, develop into…

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Leeton Chamber of Commerce Want road from Barellan bitumed

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 6

The first monthly meeting of members of the recently reformed Chamber of Commerce was held in the Shire Chambers…

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Car Comes to Grief on Gundagai Road Four Injured

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 1

Four people had a remarkable escape from death when their motor vehicle got out of control, left the read, somersaulted, and…

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Railway Antipillaging Campaign

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday—Detectives of the Railway Investigation Branch raided two houses at Bondi Junction during the night…

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Tram Travellers Hit by Hops

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday—Four men were injured when bales of hops slipped from a truck and shattered the two front…

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Noisy Motor Cyclist

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 6

Allan Grant of Leeton was fined £2/10/0 with 10/- court costs at Narrantera Court of Petty Sessions for riding a…

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Railway "Flying Squad's" Raid. Fourteenth Arrest for Alleged Pillaging

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Detectives of the Railway Investigation Branch raided two houses at Bondi Junction during the night and seized…

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Dubbo Aerodrome

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 2

An £11,000 works programme now under way will make Dubbo aerodrome one of the best country fie ds in the State, and centre…

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Federal Road Aid Money Change Municipalities Are To Receive Grants

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 1

Commonwealth Ald money for roads will in future be made available to municipalities as well as to shires…

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Goods Train Derailed Near Tumblong Three Trucks Leave Lane - Traffic Held Up

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 1

THE railway line between Gundagai and Tumut was Blocked for over 12 hours last week end of a goods train were derailed and Tumblong. Over 40 yards of the permanent…

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Spirit of Progress Could Be Improved. Engineers Suggest New Design for Victorian Train

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 7

Research engineers say that Victoria's Spirit of Progress should be renamed the Rip Van Winkle white it is being converted from…

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Roads Through Nangus and Tumblong Will Be Bitumined Around and About With the Shire Engineer

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 2

The dust nuisance in the villages of Nangus and Tumblong- will shortly be overcome, for at the last meeting of the Council, the Shire Engineer (Mr Bernard Smith) informed councillors that the Divisional Engineer…

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Town Council Burning Off at Aerodrome?

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 2

Ald. F. Dickson (Mayor), H. Schofield, D. Stratton, M. Mutch, R Richards. D. Dickson, B. Ward, K. Oldfield, and A…

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Motor Cycle Accidents

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 4

Because motor cycles are favored mostly by young fellows who are more apt to take risks than older men, the measure most…

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French Motor Exports

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 4

France produced 182,148 cars during the first nine months of 1850 and exported 64,007. In the same period, French…

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Motors and Motoring Notes Excessive Temperatures Fatal to Long Valve Life

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 4

To prolong valve life in a car or truck, the most important factor is reduction of the possibility of excessive temperatures developing in the valve itself through formation of deposits, or through engine conditions or operation. VALUE failure is a thermal…

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Motor Cyclist Hurt in Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 2

An aircraftman from Forest Hill, LAC Eric John Evans, 23, received slight injuries when the motor cycle on which he was…

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Illegal Use of Motor Cycles

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 4

Kevin Burnett pleaded guilty to two charges of taking and using, motor cycles Sergeant Wiles stated that on…

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Motor Cyclist Charged Driving Under Influence

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 4

Clifford Herbert Wills was charged at the Leeton police court on Friday before Mr. K. Smith, S.M., with driving a motor cycle…

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Burning-off at the Aerodrome

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 2

The question of burning-off at the aerodrome again came up for discussion at last night's special meeting of the Town Council,…

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